Garment-hanger.



B. COURTNAY.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATIONHLED JUNE 5.1915.

1 1'98, 1 94. Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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BERTHA COURTNAY, OF FILER, IDAHO.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Application filed June 5, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTHA COURTNAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Filer, in the county of Twin Falls and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to garment hangers and has for its principalobject to provide a garment hanger for supporting hats, coats, glovesand the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger which maybe con structed of a single piece of wire, thus avoiding the necessityof welding or otherwise fastening the several parts together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger whereinthe glove supporter may be removed and the device used independentlythereof.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a garment hanger constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view in elevationthereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2, andFig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference the numeral 1designates the screw point formed at one terminal of the wire which isarranged to be threaded into the wall or other support to hold thedevice in place. The enlarged end of the screw point is extended as at 2and bent upwardly as at 3 and thence looped back upon itself as at 4:and projects downwardly as at 5 and rearwardly as at 6 in parallelrelation to the member 2 to the point 7 where it turns downwardly asclearly illustrated. The portions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 form the topsupporting element for the device which is designated generally by thenumeral 8. The vertical standard of the device is designated generallyby the numeral 9 and comprises the extension 10 of the portion 7provided intermediate its ends with the outwardly bent portions 11. Thelower end of the ex- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 32,386.

tension 10 is bent outwardly and upwardly as at 12 and then looped backupon itself as at 13 and thence downwardly and inwardly as at let whichdownwardly and inwardly bent portion terminates in a vertical extension15 having formed intermediate its ends a suitable enlargement similar tothe enlargement 11 which cooperates therewith forming an opening for thereception of the supporting screw. The member 15 together with themember 10 comprises the standard 9 and the upper terminal of the member15 is bent outwardly as at 16 and is held in place by means of a clip aswill be more fully hereinafter described.

The glove supporting element is designated generally by the numeral 17and comprises the parallel bars 18, the upper ends of which are joinedby the loops 19 and the lower ends of these bars are joined by the loops20 which loops aline with the screw receiving opening formed in thestandard 9. It will thus be seen that the screw 21 not only holds thestandard in place but also forms a support for the glove receiving clip.The coat hanger is designated generally by the numeral 22 and is formedby the outwardly bent portion 12, the loop 13 and the inwardly bentportions 14 as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

The clip for holding the upper end of th member 15 in place andretaining the bars 2, 6, 10 and 15 is designated generally by thenumeral 22 and comprises the bodies 23 provided with the bent back edges24 which overlie their respective bars. The bodies 23 are joined by thecurved portions 25 and extend in plane at right angles to each other asclearly shown in the drawings.

The clip for holding the bars 10 and 15 in parallel relation isdesignated generally by the numeral 26 and comprises a body 27 providedwith the side walls 28, the edges of which terminate in the curvedportions 29. which hook beneath the bars 10 and 15 and hold the sameagainst movement. A suitable central aperture is formed in the body andis arranged for the reception of the screw 21 hereinbefore referred to.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the device is appliedin the usual way by threading the hook 1 into a suitable standard orsupport and swinging the whole around until the proper position isreached whereupon the screw 21 is placed through the opening in the body27 and 1t Wlll be evident that the device will be rigidly held in place.The hat may be then hung on the hat supporting element 8 and the glovespressed between the glove supporting ele ment 7 and the standard 9 andthe coat may be hung on the member 22 and it will thus be seen that asupport for each article of wearing apparel is provided. It is alsoevident that the several articles are within easy reach when it isdesired to remove the same and the necessity of searching for anyparticular article is eliminated.

lVhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A hat and coat hook comprising a double wirestandard having the lower terminal bent forwardly and upwardly topresent .a coat hook, said standards provided intermediate their enoswith circular ofli'set portions, a horizontal hat hook connected withone of the wires of the standards and having the forward terminal turnedupwardly and extending rearwardly beyond said standards and pointed toprovide a support for the hook, and a glove supporting member having oneend connected to the standards and in alinement with the offset portion,means extending through the glove supporting member and the standardsfor rigidly supporting the same to a support.

2. A hat and coat hook comprising a double wire standard having thelower terminals bent forwardly and upwardly to present a coat hook, saidstandard provided intermediate its end with olfset circular portions toreceive a screw therethrough, a hori zontal hat hook connected with oneof the wires of the standard andv having the forward terminal turnedupwardly and extended rearwardly beyond said standard and provided witha point for the embedding of the same into a support, a glove supportingmember comprising a loop wire having one end arranged on the standardand in alinement with the offset portions,and a fastening memberextending through the loop end of the support and through the offsetportion of the standard securing the same to a support, said pointed endof the horizontal hat hook and the fastening member extending throughthe standard securing the standard in facial engagement with a supportand reinforcing means carried by the standard.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

BERTHA COURTNAY.

Witnesses LEROY R. COURTNAY, ARTHUR. J. PEAVEY.

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